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Recent Examples of decertify
In December, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration took action to decertify up to 7,500 of the 16,000 schools nationwide, but that included many defunct operations.
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Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
The schools that officials want to decertify now are generally smaller ones, including a number of programs run by school districts.
—Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The list of schools that officials want to decertify now are generally smaller ones, including a number of programs run by school districts.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Trump did not specify any mechanisms to decertify the planes in his post.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
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Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
The schools that officials want to decertify now are generally smaller ones, including a number of programs run by school districts.
—Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The list of schools that officials want to decertify now are generally smaller ones, including a number of programs run by school districts.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Trump did not specify any mechanisms to decertify the planes in his post.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decertify
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It will be used to invalidate our state laws and perpetuate a system of animal cruelty that predominantly serves the interests of factory farms.—
John Cleveland,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Nearly 30 states have passed laws allowing hospitals to invalidate a pregnant patient’s advance directives.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Leafs also had two go-ahead goals disallowed, an own-goal off Joel Edmundson that was nullified for an offside entry and a strike from Robertson because Toronto had too many men on the ice.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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In 1992 a Nigerian bishop ordained three women as deacons, but the primate soon nullified those ordinations.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Senate also has the power to disqualify a public official from holding public office in the future.—
Kirsten Matoy Carlson,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026
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Significant assets may disqualify you from CNC status, even if your monthly cash flow is limited.—
Rebecca Safier,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Decertify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decertify. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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